News Brief

June 19, 2012MO |
By: Wayman

Teen Drivers

A new study from Missouri suggests strict teen driving laws can help keep young
people from driving drunk.

The
Washington University report says so-called "graduated driving licensing" laws
limit how late at night teens can drive, or how many passengers they can have. "Use and lose" laws impose strict penalties for drinking and
driving. Lead
author Patrica Cavazos says teens in states with the toughest
laws were less likely to drive dunk, or to get in a car with a driver who'd been
drinking. She
says the next step is to figure out what it is about those laws that's making a
difference.

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